diff --git a/web/chat/thread-top-bar.react.js b/web/chat/thread-top-bar.react.js
index ed780057a..d9fd2c05f 100644
--- a/web/chat/thread-top-bar.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/thread-top-bar.react.js
@@ -1,38 +1,44 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import { threadIsPending } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import ThreadAncestors from './chat-thread-ancestors.react';
 import ThreadMenu from './thread-menu.react';
 import css from './thread-top-bar.css';
 
 type threadTopBarProps = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
 };
 function ThreadTopBar(props: threadTopBarProps): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
   const threadBackgroundColorStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       background: `#${threadInfo.color}`,
     }),
     [threadInfo.color],
   );
 
+  let threadMenu = null;
+  if (!threadIsPending(threadInfo.id)) {
+    threadMenu = <ThreadMenu threadInfo={threadInfo} />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className={css.topBarContainer}>
       <div className={css.topBarThreadInfo}>
         <div
           className={css.threadColorSquare}
           style={threadBackgroundColorStyle}
         />
         <p className={css.threadTitle}>{threadInfo.uiName}</p>
         <ThreadAncestors threadInfo={threadInfo} />
       </div>
-      <ThreadMenu threadInfo={threadInfo} />
+      {threadMenu}
     </div>
   );
 }
 
 export default ThreadTopBar;